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Awesome and ridiculous like a video game.

Posted 2 years ago

Truth

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It's a fun adult oriented shoot em up show with not much to offer in intellectual dialog, but non the less it is great. It has humor, violence, and action with lots of gun play and fighting. You can't get enough of the opening credits song. It's the only show I have ever listened to the music before every episode for all four seasons without fast forwarding. The show just works for me. I love that there really is no cliff hanger endings in each season. There is always a nice finality to it and you still can't wait for the next season to start. I will miss this show its one of my favorites. We can always hope they don't realize what they had til it was gone and bring it back some day....

I would recommend this to a friend

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Duck

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Outstanding Action Series!

Posted 11 months ago

Duck

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I've been a fan since before CINEMAX got involved for the second series (considered the first in the U.S.), buying from Amazon UK.
This is one of the best action series on television. Excellent acting and solid scripts. You bond with the main characters. UK television has no reservations about killing off principal characters, so these guys do face the consequences of their high risk occupations, which adds to the realism
OK, they do take some poetic license with the realism, but its generally pretty solid. No shark jumping..

I would recommend this to a friend

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Caliban

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

Final Season of StrikeBack

Posted 10 months ago

Caliban

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Just thought that the actors were bored throughout the season. Its like they were in a rush to complete a contract season and get onto other things. Indeed Sullivan Stapleton immediately went on to star in the hit series Blindspot. I just think that the final season was a contract the producers were filling and jumbled up a quick 10 part story arc. Although recent reports from Sky One and Cinemax is that they are bringing the show back in 2017 with a whole new cast so that might be something to look forward too.

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VladPitt

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Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

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Strike out....

Posted 2 years ago

VladPitt

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I really enjoyed the previous seasons of Strike Back, I was so looking forward to an unforgettable final season and common sense would dictate that since this is it that they would put everything that could have made the episodes more exciting and thrilling, more plausible and not head scratcher, the team is always outnumbered and outsmarted and unprepared, these episodes are rushed and the flow of the story is not fluid, I was so disappointed that I fast forward it to the end just to get it over with... oh well..

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

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Caliban

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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Final Season of Strike back isnt bad

Posted 10 months ago

Caliban

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So as it turns out this is not the final season Strike Back. Recent reports have surfaced that Cinemax and Sky One are producing a 5th season (or 6th season in the UK) of Strike Back with a whole new cast. As for this season. the show starts out pretty good with some great Thailand locations but the second half doesn't quit live up to the hype.

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RyanCawdor

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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Hate to see it end!

Posted 1 year ago

RyanCawdor

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This series is go good, i'm upset this is the last season (NOTE: I know about Project Dawn). I know the lead actors are both on their own network shows now, but I would hope some day they will reprise these roles, or at the very least the show will return in some format. This is a show that never should have ended, but it was fun while it lasted!

I would recommend this to a friend

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Tony

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

5

One of THE best action shows

Posted 1 year ago

Tony

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Most people don't know that cinemax picked up the show on the second season. The first season was actually on BBC, they didn't have the two main characters till it was americanized.
The first (BBC) season was good, but it got way better on cinemax. Most of the time you had exmilitary guys trying to figure out the guns they used on forums.

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Rating: 5 out of 5 stars

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It didn't HAVE to end...bring it BACK!

Posted 2 years ago

Frisbee

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I bought the first of this series on DVD years ago and was hooked instantly. It's absolutely unrealistic but still entertaining and will keep you on the edge of your seat with the plotline. Bringing in Michelle Yeoh for this was pretty genius, but I'd have liked to see them use her martial arts talents a bit. Sad this series is done though!